1932 Cornell Big Red football team

1932 Cornell Big Red football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–2–1
Head coach
Offensive schemeSingle-wing
Base defense6–3–2
CaptainBart Viviano
Home stadiumSchoellkopf Field
Seasons
← 1931
1933 →
1932 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Colgate   –   9 – 0 – 0
Brown   –   7 – 1 – 0
Columbia   –   7 – 1 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   8 – 1 – 2
No. 8 Army   –   8 – 2 – 0
Drexel   –   5 – 1 – 1
Massachusetts State   –   7 – 2 – 0
Villanova   –   7 – 2 – 0
Duquesne   –   7 – 2 – 1
Fordham   –   6 – 2 – 0
Penn   –   6 – 2 – 0
Temple   –   5 – 1 – 2
Tufts   –   5 – 1 – 2
Cornell   –   5 – 2 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 2 – 1
Boston College   –   4 – 2 – 2
La Salle   –   4 – 2 – 2
Harvard   –   5 – 3 – 0
NYU   –   5 – 3 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   5 – 3 – 1
Manhattan   –   6 – 3 – 2
Carnegie Tech   –   4 – 3 – 2
Bucknell   –   4 – 4 – 1
Syracuse   –   4 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   2 – 2 – 3
Yale   –   2 – 2 – 3
Boston University   –   2 – 3 – 2
Vermont   –   2 – 4 – 1
CCNY   –   2 – 5 – 0
Penn State   –   2 – 5 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1932 Cornell Big Red football team was an American football team that represented Cornell University during the 1932 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach Gil Dobie, the Big Red compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 174 to 39.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Buffalo
W 72–0[3]
October 1Niagara
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 7–0
October 8Richmond
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 27–0[4]
October 15at Princeton
T 0–0
October 29at Columbia
L 0–635,000[5]
November 5Albright
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY
W 40–14
November 12Dartmouth
  • Schoellkopf Field
  • Ithaca, NY (rivalry)
W 21–6
November 24at Penn
L 7–13

References

  1. ^ "Cornell Yearly Results (1930–1934)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  2. ^ "1932 Cornell Big Red Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  3. ^ "U. B. Swamped: Bull Team Takes Pasting". The Buffalo Times. September 25, 1932. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cornell unimpressive in trouncing Richmond, 27 to 0". Democrat and Chronicle. October 9, 1932. Retrieved November 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Francis Wallace (October 30, 1932). "Lions Claw Cornell, 6-0! Columbia Scores on Pass By Montgomery to Matal". New York Daily News. p. 64 – via Newspapers.com.